Legal Secretary
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Essex
- Salary
- 21000.00 - 24000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 22 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 19 Jan 2021
- Sectors
- Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Legal Secretary
Our client an award winning multi- office law firm with a heritage spanning back over 100 years, hasn't let the grass grow under their feet, forward-thinking and progressive providing a first class service to people and businesses throughout Essex. Are recruiting for an experienced Residential Property / Private Client Legal Secretary . Initially you will commence in the residential property team and then move across to a busy and expanding Private client team.
The Role
* To initially provide secretarial support to the residential property team before moving across to the Private client team
* Audio typing using digital dictation
* Diary management , booking rooms and arranging meetings
* Using case management system
* Liaise with clients, solicitors, Estate agents and mortgage lenders
* Providing quotations , sending out client care letters
* Deal with client queries, and take instruction from clients
* Amend and reformat documents
* Apply for searches using on line services including land registry
* Using HRMC website to complete stamp duty land tax forms
* Deal with post completion matters
* Maintain client files, opening and closing of files
* Maintain the filing system
* Assist fee earners in the maintenance of client accounts
* Meeting with clients to witness execution of client's wills/documents
* Drafting basic Wills, LPA's and court of protection applications
* Knowledge of IHT forms , Estate Accounts and Grant of probate desirable
* Production of attendance notes
* Set up and administration of trusts
* Court of Protection/ Deputyship
* Preparation of correspondence and complex legal documents
* File and case management , bill preparation
Experience required:
* At least 1 years recent Residential property and Private Client legal secretarial/ Legal Assistant or Paralegal experience
* Fast and accurate audio typing skills, including Digital dictation
* Experience with Microsoft office , word, outlook, Excel
* Able to prioritise and multitask
* Excellent telephone manor
* Possess the ability to deal with client queries when fee earners are out of the office
* Hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm
* Free parking
Apply Now
Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2076 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion . For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please visit our website.
All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion
Our client an award winning multi- office law firm with a heritage spanning back over 100 years, hasn't let the grass grow under their feet, forward-thinking and progressive providing a first class service to people and businesses throughout Essex. Are recruiting for an experienced Residential Property / Private Client Legal Secretary . Initially you will commence in the residential property team and then move across to a busy and expanding Private client team.
The Role
* To initially provide secretarial support to the residential property team before moving across to the Private client team
* Audio typing using digital dictation
* Diary management , booking rooms and arranging meetings
* Using case management system
* Liaise with clients, solicitors, Estate agents and mortgage lenders
* Providing quotations , sending out client care letters
* Deal with client queries, and take instruction from clients
* Amend and reformat documents
* Apply for searches using on line services including land registry
* Using HRMC website to complete stamp duty land tax forms
* Deal with post completion matters
* Maintain client files, opening and closing of files
* Maintain the filing system
* Assist fee earners in the maintenance of client accounts
* Meeting with clients to witness execution of client's wills/documents
* Drafting basic Wills, LPA's and court of protection applications
* Knowledge of IHT forms , Estate Accounts and Grant of probate desirable
* Production of attendance notes
* Set up and administration of trusts
* Court of Protection/ Deputyship
* Preparation of correspondence and complex legal documents
* File and case management , bill preparation
Experience required:
* At least 1 years recent Residential property and Private Client legal secretarial/ Legal Assistant or Paralegal experience
* Fast and accurate audio typing skills, including Digital dictation
* Experience with Microsoft office , word, outlook, Excel
* Able to prioritise and multitask
* Excellent telephone manor
* Possess the ability to deal with client queries when fee earners are out of the office
* Hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm
* Free parking
Apply Now
Contact Julie Sheridan at JS Legal Recruitment Ltd, quoting reference JSL2076 OR email now your cv or call for a confidential discussion . For more information on other vacancies JS Legal recruitment Ltd are handling please visit our website.
All successful applications will be responded to within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion